June 2005
Beginner to intermediate
372 pages
10h 1m
English
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Getting Help
During setup and installation of MapServer, there are different ways to get some help. These include commercial support, mailing lists, and an Internet relay chat (IRC) channel.
- MapServer web site
The main web site with documentation is at http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu.
An FAQ is available at http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/doc/mapserver-FAQ.html.
Bug tracking/reporting can be found at http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/bugs/index.cgi.
- MapServer mailing lists
Look for MapServer users at http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mapserver-users.html.
Find older archives at http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wilma/mapserver-users.
Check out a searchable GMANE archive at http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gis.mapserver.user.
Find MapServer-dev at http://lists.gis.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mapserver-dev.
- MapServer IRC channel
Look for #mapserver at irc.freenode.net.
- Other references
A map of other users/consultants is at http://moximedia.com/imf-ows/imf.jsp?site=ms_users.
A support site that includes MapServer category is at http://www.findopensourcesupport.com.
Check out the Mapping Hacks book (O'Reilly) at http://mappinghacks.com.
Table 4-2 lists commercial options for support or development of MapServer applications.
Table 4-2. Organizations that provide commercial services for MapServer
Organization | Country | Web site |
|---|---|---|
Laboratório de Computação Aplicada - G10 | Brazil | |
WebMapIt | Brazil | |
BGC Engineering Inc. | Canada | |
DM Solutions Group ... |
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